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We are looking for qualified speakers to provide meaningful content at our upcoming events!. Please fill out the form below and talk to us about ideas you have. You'll also find a list of pre-conceived industry topics. Please scroll to the bottom to review the outline. Get back to us if you're interested in creating a seminar that's like one of the ones we've shown.

​ If you've already submitted a seminar topic, don't worry! We have it and are working through our submissions. Please feel free to resubmit here and let us know if you're interested in any of the additional topics we've listed. Click the link to learn more about our Chicago Room Escape Conference.

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The future of the escape game industryPowerful escape game advertisingWhat makes a good escape game? (Tips & tactics(Writing, selling and franchising your escape gameExploring game competition and working togetherimpact players with a powerful debriefEscape games for kids. A huge untapped market.Add tech puzzles to your gameOn-Site, Live Game Master TrainingHow to add team building to your escape game and attract corporate clientsLose the word "escape" and be ahead of the curveMobile / Trailer escape games - Drive to corporate locationsGroupon / Living Social. Is it worth it? How to set up a deal that works.Booking Systems - Q&A panelWrite an Escape Game WorkshopBuild a Website Splash Page WorkshopEscape game number and financials (Business Experts talk about the industry)How to open your escape game fastIntro Level Seminars - Tips, tricks, dos and don'ts. From legal set up to construction to business, these are a series of start up classes.None of the above

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About The Chicago Room Escape ConferenceOur plans include a schedule packed with educational seminars (based on attendee feedback), mixers, parties and a tradeshow floor with tech vendors, game vendors, industry advisors, live puzzles, interactive games, and a large screen TV with 3-minute videos of YOUR escape games! To get involved, create live puzzle games or submit your 3-minute game video, contact jen@haashow.com You can find more info here --> CHICAGO ROOM ESCAPE CONFERENCE

Writing/Selling & Franchising your Escape GameA seminar that presents various options in expanding your game, partnering with other groups, and selling game plans.

The Future of the Escape Game IndustryIs the industry a flash in the pan? Is it here to stay? This seminar will review both positions on the escape game industry and provide strategies to keep up with an influx of new games.

Write an escape game - In-House Group Activity! (2 hours)​This would be a group activity where the entire seminar would work together to write an escape game.

Create powerful advertising for your Escape Game that works.A hands on seminar where we'll learn about advertising and create and share ads, on-site. During the seminar, attendees will actually write their own benefit-driven ads they'll share with the class. Where should you invest money into advertising? This 60 minute seminar will cover all your advertising options with a focus on the power of viral marketing and social media. Includes an advertising checklist and ways to generate a direct (and trackable) ROI for your games.

• What makes a good escape game • Top experiences - and why • Big mistakes escape game owners make

Are other Escape Games really competitors?Working with the competition, rather than against. Joining forces can increase your revenue.

Game Master TrainingThis is on-site training for Game Masters. Participants will learn the art of the game master and will “try out” their intro in small groups. The class will focus on user experience and the role of the game master pre-game, in-game, and post game.

• Greeting • The art of the clue • Debriefing

Groupon / Living Social - Is it worth it? How to set up a deal that worksHow do they work. Is it worth it? How to create deal packages that work, why these sites are worth it.

Booking Systems - Q&A PanelFind the exact booking company you’re looking for! A moderated panel where five booking companies answer questions from the audience. Compare and choose your booking company while you’re sitting in the audience!

ESCAPE GAME FINANCIALS & PROFIT MARGINSBusiness industry vets take a look at the financials of escape games and offer tips on increasing profit margins and anticipating the future​

Mobile Escape Games - Drive to corporate locations!Take your escape game on the road and drive to corporate client locations, schools, summer camps and festivals! Learn how to create mobile room escape games, who to contact for set design, and the ins and outs of this lucrative industry.

Escape Games for kids — Get into this huge, untapped marketThere's a huge market out there that's being overlooked by escape game owners: Kids under the age of 16. Add games specifically designed for kids and open your market to summer camps, schools, families — and more. Learn how to create games designed for kids aged 8-12

How to create a kids game - Learn how to create a kids game that feels fulfilling and offers rewards - Appeal to summer camps, schools, families and more - Provide a fulfilling experience where kids feel like they achieved something - Basic tips on game writing

Write Educational Games - Learning-based escape games - Attract area schools and field trips for games that involve a learning component - Open your market to exhibit installations at local museums and galleries

How to add Team Building to your escape game. Attract more corporate groups How do you provide corporate groups with what they need to feel they got a solid team-building experience for their staff? This seminar delivers five sure-fire methods to add a team building value to your escape games including entry, in-game, and debriefing tips.

• Advertising (how to reach them) • Entrance Delivery (how to add team-building into the intro) • In Game Tips (team-building analysis in game) • Exit photo (Important tips) • Debriefing (This is vital in teambuilding) • Follow Up Communications (Providing value to the HR)​Impact players with a powerful "debrief"What to say. When to say it. How to track players activity in-game. Debriefing is a vital part of any experience, but overlooked by many game owners. In this dense, 60-minute seminar, we'll examine the art of the debrief, player awards, and take away collateral, content of debrief, and how to end every game with a positive player experience. We'll also take a look at the difference between debriefing for a friends group and a corporate team.

Escape Games — Lose the word "Escape" and be ahead of the curveA seminar on other ways to approach games in this market. (i.e. Save The Princess). Takes a look at Boda Borg, Axe Hole, GPS Games and the other types of games that share this space in the industry. Create games that aren't escape based but have another goal. A seminar thatlooks at the possibility of audience tire with the word "escape", but not the experience.

Build your own tech puzzle - 2 hour intro to Raspberry Pi technologyAn advanced workshop designed specifically for tech pros. This seminar will teach attendees how to create a rasberry pi puzzle prop. In the end, successful attendees will walk away with a push button panel that can activate a magnetic lock or light switch.

Pre-Requisites - Tech background - Additional $75 for supplies

Build a Website Splash Page Workshop - An intro-level workshop where participants will build an interium website page during the seminar. Computer required. A 2-hour workshop where attendees will use a free Weebly platform and actually build their own website splash page during the session. It's a course that's ideal for individuals that do not have escape game room websites — but need to get something up fast. It's designed for individuals that know nothing about website building.

Attendee's sites will be live by the time the workshop is over. The template and online publishing is free. • Setting up a free Weebly account • Step-by-step splash page building • Forwarding your domain to this page (if you have one) • Setting it up with SEO

ESCAPE GAME 101 CLASSESOpening an escape game, business tactics, do’s and don’ts. These are 101 tips and advisement classes designed for new and existing escape game owners.